Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 41 Observing Body Movements
The seemingly effortless landing was actually made more difficult by the fine iron armor he wore. After some adjustments, Jiang Xuan finally found his footing near the top of the mountain.

After some observation, Jiang Xuan had to admit that his location was almost the most suitable place to settle down. It seemed that Old Sha's grasp of precision was beyond the reach of ordinary peak-level Heavenly Rank warriors.

After taking back the black rhinoceros not far away, Jiang Xuan looked at Sha Lao at the foot of the mountain. The latter had his hands behind his back and also looked at Jiang Xuan, obviously waiting for Jiang Xuan's response.

"Mr. Sha, I'm here. What are you going to do?" Jiang Xuan asked Mr. Sha who was still at the foot of the mountain.

"Move further out." Old Sha shouted to Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan walked out a dozen steps and found a better position. This position was not only closer to Sha Lao, but also had a better view of the mountain.

"Go a little further out." Old Sha was obviously still not satisfied with Jiang Xuan's position and continued to shout.

On such a steep mountain, the closer you get to the edge, the greater the risk of falling down the mountain. Both Old Sha and Jiang Xuan, as heavenly-level warriors, understand this truth.

But since Mr. Sha had spoken, Jiang Xuan, knowing the danger, had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue walking closer to the edge of the mountain.

Stopping next to a medium-sized rock, Jiang Xuan began to feel nervous.

A distance of several dozen feet is not an exaggerated distance for warriors, especially for heavenly-level warriors. Even a height of several dozen feet will not cause much worry for heavenly-level warriors.

But those were situations where there was a foothold. The mountain Jiang Xuan was standing on was different. Its southern side was almost perpendicular to the ground, appearing to be a straight up and down. Falling from such a height, with no foothold in between, even a peak Heavenly Rank warrior would fall heavily to the ground, with predictable consequences.

Not to mention, Jiang Xuan was wearing that incredibly heavy set of iron armor.

"Are you here to get the elixir, or to train your courage?" Faced with danger, Jiang Xuan could only mutter to relieve his depression. However, given Sha Lao's hearing ability, he had to keep his voice down as much as possible.

"Isn't it good to practice courage? You don't know what's good for you. I asked you to stand further away so that you can observe a certain body movement. So, do you want to watch it or not?" Old Sha pointed to his ear again, and then asked Jiang Xuan.

"Can you hear this?" Jiang Xuan thought to himself. Although he felt a little aggrieved, Jiang Xuan became interested when he heard Sha Lao talking about body movements, and he put all his previous thoughts behind him.

"Look! Old Sha, what kind of body movement is that?" Jiang Xuan widened his eyes and tried to look in the direction of Old Sha, ready to carefully observe what Old Sha would do next.

"Just watch." Old Sha stepped on the ground with his feet a few times in turn, with a slightly thoughtful expression, as if he was looking for some kind of feeling.

Seeing Old Sha like this, Jiang Xuan felt a little less afraid of the old man.

"despair……"

With a small sound, Sha Lao stepped forward and jumped onto the side of the mountain.

Due to the steepness of the mountain, Sha Lao's body was almost perpendicular to the mountain at this time.

At this moment, Mr. Sha was walking on the mountain as if he was on flat ground, but his whole posture was more like running, with his feet taking turns to stride forward.

As Old Sha ran, despite his enormous strides, his feet were extremely close to the ground, practically treading the mountainside with his powerful strides. Jiang Xuan observed him closely, not even blinking. Firstly, Old Sha's speed was immense; secondly, this type of body movement, or footwork, can only be observed externally; the true key lies in the internal principles of force generation and breathing. Without the proper technique, mastering this type of movement is nearly impossible. Even those with exceptional aptitude will struggle with half the effort.

While he was thinking, Sha Lao's face was already close to Jiang Xuan's. He asked Jiang Xuan, who was quite helpless, with a smug look on his face: "Little kid, have you learned it?"

Somehow, Jiang Xuan found himself not only afraid to complain about Elder Sha, but even secretly complaining in his heart had lost a lot of motivation. He replied awkwardly, "Elder Sha, please stop making fun of me. This kind of body movement, even a peak Heavenly Rank warrior would find it difficult to learn. How can a mid-level warrior like me learn it just by watching it?"

"Ah."

General Sha retracted his smile, reached out to stroke his graying beard again, and said with a hint of satisfaction, "You are quite modest. You are not the same as those who boast all day long."

Jiang Xuan touched his nose, which was covered with a few beads of sweat. At this moment, the sentence he wanted to say the most was: "This is really not modesty."

"This is one of the few remaining skills I can show off. Many other skills can no longer be used. It's such a pity." A hint of false disappointment appeared on Old Sha's face.

"The only one left... one of the few sets of body skills that you can show off?" Old Sha's expression really shocked Jiang Xuan.

"Let's talk about the physical skills first. Where exactly is the cave?" Old Sha asked, putting his hands behind his back.

Jiang Xuan recalled the fat man's statement and confirmed that there was no more specific location for the elixir. He replied, "At that time, the man only said it was a cave next to the ancient pavilion, but he didn't give a more specific location. The situation on the south side of the mountain was more clear when we were at the foot of the mountain, and there was no sign of a cave. So, the cave can only be on the other three sides."

"It's unlikely that there is a cave on the east side, so let's start from the north." General Sha recalled the situation on the east side of the mountain when he circled the peak and gave his suggestions.

The two were now near the top of the mountain. In less than a cup of tea, they arrived near a larger rock.

The rock here is located on the north side of the mountain and protrudes several feet to the outside of the mountain. In this way, this rock becomes an excellent observation point on the north side of the mountain.

Jiang Xuan stood on the boulder and looked down. The north side of the mountain was much gentler in slope than the south side he had just climbed. Naturally, there were many more footholds than on the south side of the mountain. Naturally, the pressure on Jiang Xuan standing here was much less.

Apart from this, Jiang Xuan did not observe any other useful information, and naturally did not find any signs of a cave on the north side of the mountain.

"There are two caves on the mountainside." Old Sha said in a deep voice.

"On the mountainside? Two caves? How did you figure that out?" Jiang Xuan once again realized the huge gap between himself and Old Sha. However, now that he had begun to adapt to all this, he no longer felt too shocked.

"Give me that silver spear." Old Sha did not answer Jiang Xuan's question, but asked Jiang Xuan for the longer silver spear.

He really had no interest in answering the questions of the slightly clumsy guard beside him, which sounded a bit childish to him.

Jiang Xuan didn't hesitate much. He tapped his heel and the silver spear flew out and then fell into the raised hand of Sha Lao.

"Huh?" Old Sha exclaimed in surprise and subconsciously looked at the silver spear in his hand.

(End of this chapter)